Bond, Frank, Sergeant, 9174, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry Awarded the Military Medal Born Renishaw, Derbyshire Enlisted Valcartier Camp, Quebec Killed in action 3rd May 1917 aged 24 Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial
1911 Census A coal miner loader Stepson of John Charles Hall, an innkeeper, and son of Caroline Hall, of Barber's Row, Renishaw, Derbyshire
Canadian Army Service records information: Frank was born in Renishaw, Derbyshire, in May 1893. He enlisted at Valcartier Camp, Quebec, 22nd September 1914, stating his occupation as a miner, and gave his next of kin as Mrs. J. C. Hall, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He had previously served for three years with the Derbyshire Regiment. He was five feet ten and a half inches in height, had a fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England. He had two vaccination marks on his right arm, and several tattoos. A horse head, a child with an anchor and an eagle and snake on his left arm, the word Rose on his left breast and Britannia on his right breast.
(Photograph and article from the Derbyshire Times, 26th May 1917)
Bond, Frank, Sergeant, 9174, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Awarded the Military Medal
Born Renishaw, Derbyshire
Enlisted Valcartier Camp, Quebec
Killed in action 3rd May 1917 aged 24
Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial
1911 Census
A coal miner loader
Stepson of John Charles Hall, an innkeeper, and son of Caroline Hall, of Barber's Row, Renishaw, Derbyshire
Canadian Army Service records information:
Frank was born in Renishaw, Derbyshire, in May 1893. He enlisted at Valcartier Camp, Quebec, 22nd September 1914, stating his occupation as a miner, and gave his next of kin as Mrs. J. C. Hall, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He had previously served for three years with the Derbyshire Regiment.
He was five feet ten and a half inches in height, had a fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England.
He had two vaccination marks on his right arm, and several tattoos. A horse head, a child with an anchor and an eagle and snake on his left arm, the word Rose on his left breast and Britannia on his right breast.
(Photograph and article from the Derbyshire Times, 26th May 1917)
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